Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 894. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos VIII (Grypos). 121-98/6 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.30 gm). Antioch mint. Struck circa 108-97 BC. Diademed head right / Zeus seated left, holding Nike and lotus-tipped sceptre; PE monogram above A to outer left, Q below throne; all within wreath. SNG Spaer 2554 var. (monogram under throne); SMA 405 var. (same). Good VF, darkly toned. ($300)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.